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Hello My name is Faris and this is my puppy training series. You will probably find a
playlist on the side or you'll have to go to my Youtube channel and there will be a
playlist.These techniques are for puppies but can be applied to adult dogs.
Create a 'Potty Schedule Log'. Baby dogs just like baby humans do well when
on a schedule. Even in adulthood dogs and humans function better with a routine set
into place. For example my dog Bueller is taken on a walk everyday at about the same
time. Right when we wake up I take Bueller outside and when you have a puppy, PUPPY gets
to go to the bathroom first not you! We have two potty breaks during the day and one potty break
right before bed.
Example of Bueller's Potty Schedule: 8AM - Wake up Pee/Poop
2PM - Pee/Maybe Poop 6PM - Pee/Maybe Poop
9PM - Pee/Poop
WARNING THIS IS AN ADULT DOG SCHEDULE!! THIS IS NOT OKAY FOR PUPPY!!!
Set your dog up to succeed, don't right away push their limits and think potty training
is obtainable so easily and you'll be on a schedule just like this. With your Potty Schedule
Log write everything and anything that happens done on your log. Not only should you plan
your potty breaks, but you should plan your meals at the same time everyday. After puppy
eats they will need to relieve themselves. Sometimes this happens within minutes of finishing
the meal!!! Remember that!
Most accidents happen because of a miscommunication. Please remember that it may be your fault
and not the puppies, especially because you are the one that has to make this successful
in the first place.
No matter if it's an accident or not write down everything. You may be able to figure
out what triggered the incident by looking at what happened before. Know what triggers
your dog to relieve themselves.
Here are some examples: 1. Drinking water
2. Playing vigorously 3. Eating a meal
4. Waking up 5. Excitement
This may sound like a lot of work but remember you have a baby now! Don't think of it as
a 'puppy' it's a dog baby you have a baby of another species. Congratulations! And by
the way your dog's bladder isn't fully developed until a year of age so don't expect your dog
to be completely 100% potty trained before the first year. There will be accidents and
it will be a working progress.
So here's how to start your Potty Schedule Log, every hour on the hour take your pup
out for a bathroom break. Take them to the same spot every time and say go potty. Remember
to praise right when they've finished. After a while you can decrease the amount of times
you take the dog out. Now this is where it becomes more of a case by case situation and
accidents are going to happen. Understand what your dog can handle.
For more information I have two previous episodes on Potty Training you can watch. Not only
would I recommend watching this video, the two potty training episodes but I would also watch my crate training vs long term confinement
space episode.